Olympic champion Mondo Duplantis broke his personal world pole vault file with a 6.19-meter clearance on the Belgrade Indoor Meeting.
Duplantis set the file of 6.18 in February 2020 indoors in Glasgow.
Mondo Duplantis lastly clears 6.19!! New Personal Best, World Lead and WORLD RECORD!!! 🔥🔥🔥 WHAT A FREAK 🐐🇸🇪 @mondohoss600 pic.twitter.com/k6QAR9qKv0
— M I A N N 🌸 (@miannreyes) March 8, 2022
“I’ve tried 6.19 meters 50 times,” the Swede mentioned.
“It’s been a long time coming. I’ve never had a height that has given me that much trouble, so it’s a very good feeling. It was really hard-fought over these past two years. I’m really happy.” With all of his opponents completed, Duplantis opened his sequence with 5.61, 5.85 and 6.00 all on his first tries.
At 6.19, he missed his first two makes an attempt. On his third and closing attempt, he nudged the bar barely along with his knees nevertheless it remained in place. He leaped up from the touchdown mat and punched the air in celebration.
He will return to the identical Stark Arena within the Serbian capital this month for the world indoor championships beginning on March 18.